#World

This post on Roman-era peasants https://acoup.blog/2020/07/24/collections-bread-how-did-they-make-it-part-i-farmers/ has made me question how I think about technology and economic growth. My model had been something like β€œhumanity used to
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The Impostors game on Roblox is yet another cheap, easy attempt at cashing in on another game's success. The game is obviously thrown together in less than a week. Even
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THREAD:While Foreign policy experts try to understand why China is provoking multiple countries at once, here's a blast from the past:WW2: Just before the start of World War 2, Nazi
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"He's the English Rose"-Ruud GullitA THREAD on quotes on Phil Foden by famous football personalities:(likes and rts appreciated) Alan Shearer:"The way he(Foden) handles the ball,his body position,his ability to pass
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My Queen. You are everything a man, husband, lover, friend, dad, a family, and our kids could ever ask for! You are Heaven sent. You have changed my life for
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What’s that #energytwitter? You want a respectful, empathetic debate on nuclear power for Earth Day? Check out today’s episode of @NYTOpinion β€˜The Argument’ with @janecoaston where we talk about how
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1. You are watching a Movie...JoeM gave us the trailer for this movie a long time ago. Go back & watch Plan to Save the World, then turn on your
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I'm glad to see this well-researched piece covering *paid* and organic Chinese state media propaganda on social media by @bobmcmillan and @BetsyMorris2. They cite excellent work by my SIO colleague
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the most beautiful places in the world: a thread β€œπ‘©π‘»π‘Ί 𝒂𝒓𝒆 π’„π’π’Šπ’Žπ’ƒπ’Šπ’π’ˆ 𝒂 π’Žπ’π’–π’π’•π’‚π’Šπ’, π’šπ’π’–'𝒓𝒆 π’‚π’π’˜π’‚π’šπ’” π’‘π’–π’”π’‰π’Šπ’π’ˆ
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The jaati system was composed of individuals performing very specialized tasks that required high skill. The nature of these skills was often such that you needed to start really young
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not that this is anything new, but the fact that we’ve chosen two people who do not support a Green New Deal, do not support Medicare for All, and support
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It often seems that the golden age of naval idiocy has disappeared forever. I'm therefore pleased to note that the Venezuelan patrol vessel NaiguatΓ‘ has managed to recapture some of
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New $YFI frontend UI mockups -- courtesy of @freezer_boi. Next step after this (imho): Fiat onramps. Take what @nashsocial has built with money transmitter licenses in the US and all
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Too many young men are afraid to love.They message me non stop, about how important it is to be tough. Need nothing or nobody. Because love is need. And need
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sorry but it would be extremely cool if queers didn't log onto this website and talk about women who fuck men as being tainted by their horrible manness, if anyone
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This book is under $1K away from hitting $50K!!! This book must be something cause everyone just about has tried to kill it and yet it still moves. Might be
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